Navy sees only slight weight gain for Super Hornet

Only "a couple of hundred pounds" are expected to be added to the weight of the Super Hornet as the new McDonnell Douglas plane goes through its flight test program, the U.S. Navy's F/A- 18E/F program manager said here yesterday. Capt. Joe Dyer told reporters as the test program formally began that...

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